Ecolab is constructing a new building on the company's Schuman Campus in Eagan, Minn. The 51,000 square-foot facility, to be named Building H, will house a state-of-the-art training centre for the company's institutional business, which provides cleaning and sanitation products, programmes and services to customers in the foodservice, hospitality and healthcare industries. The facility will also provide additional space for research facilities expansion.

The Institutional training centre will include wet labs and classrooms as well as a conference room and offices for training staff. Customer-facing employees from around the country will receive training at the centre on the latest Ecolab products and service solutions.

"Our new training centre will help ensure that we continue to maintain the industry's best-trained sales and service force and provide customers with outstanding technical support and service," says Mike Hickey, executive vice president & president, Institutional Division.

Dr. Larry Berger, executive vice president and chief technical officer, explains further, saying: "Construction of this facility reflects our commitment to employee training and our commitment to research & development, both vital components for the continued growth of our company. The additional R&D space this facility will provide will advance the continued development of new and innovative customer solutions."